News in Brief In England, Suicides Spike on New Year’s Day A time to celebrate — and keep an eye on vulnerable acquaintances. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Milind Alvares/Flickr) New Year’s… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Heart Attack Deaths Spike During the Holidays But only a little bit. Happy New Year! By Nathan Collins (Photo: Fox Photos/Getty Images) With all the… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief You’re Eating Healthy Over the Holidays? Yeah, Right Research suggests most people aren’t fully truthful when discussing their holiday health habits. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Dagny… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief To Make Climate Science More Compelling, Try Telling a Story Narrative writing is more common in widely read journals, a new study finds. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Fox… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Where People Don’t Believe in Global Warming Americans seem to conflate local temperatures with global trends, researchers find. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Khuroshvili Ilya/Flickr) The… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief African Americans Are Three Times More Likely to Be Killed by Police One more dive into the statistics on race and police killings. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Yana Paskova/Getty Images)… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Researchers Are Getting Closer to Making Prosthetic Limbs Feel Real Researchers show that applying an electrical current to the sensory cortex can help people feel a sense of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief We’ve Been Cooking Vegetables in Pots for a Really Long Time Mmmm, sautéed Saharan grass. By Nathan Collins (Photo: benketaro/Flickr) The invention of sautéed vegetables was quite a milestone… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Nearly 2,000 People Died While Being Arrested in 2015 A report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics offers new evidence to those who claim the federal government… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How to Convince the Rich to Donate Money New research suggests charitable appeals work best when they fit with the donor’s self-concept. By Tom Jacobs (Photo:… Pacific Standard Staff